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23-691: Founded in Milan by Gaspare Campari and currently headquartered in Sesto San Giovanni , the Group is now a global company (sixth-largest spirits group worldwide), marketing and distributing its products in over 190 countries. Production is concentrated in 22 manufacturing plants. Campari Group employs approximately 4,000 people and has its own distribution network. The company operates in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Russia, Switzerland,

46-478: A portfolio of premium brands, among which are Braulio, a herb-based bitter, and Grappa Frattina, through which Campari entered the grappa category. In March 2014, Campari Group purchased Canadian whisky producer Forty Creek Distillery Ltd. for $ 185.6 million (Canadian). The sale included 100% of the distillery, including all Forty Creek facilities and whisky stocks. Founder John Hall stayed on as master distiller and blender. Campari Group's biggest acquisition to date

69-407: Is a French company best known for its anise -flavoured pastis apéritifs Pernod Anise and Ricard Pastis (often referred to simply as Pernod or Ricard ). The world's second-largest wine and spirits seller, it also produces several other types of pastis. In 1975, the companies of Pernod Fils and Ricard, the two largest French aniseed aperitif producers and fierce competitors, merged creating

92-596: The Wilderness Trail Distillery for $ 420 million. In December 2023, Campari bought the cognac Courvoisier from Beam Suntory . The purchase was completed in May 2024. Campari's beverage brands include: Gaspare Campari Gaspare Campari (12 March 1828 – 14 April 1882) was an Italian drinks manufacturer. Born in Cassolnovo , Italy, the tenth child of a farmer he was making drinks at

115-654: The opposition of a majority of French citizens to blood sports . In 2020, Pernod Ricard ended the association with bullfighting clubs. In 2022, Pernod Ricard acquired the French ready-to-serve cocktail brand, Cockorico. In December 2022, Pernot Ricard announced plans to open a US$ 250 million carbon-neutral whiskey distillery in Marion County, Kentucky in 2025. In 2023, Pernod Ricard decided to resume limited exports of Beefeater Gin and Jameson Irish Whiskey to Russia. After being faced with protests and calls for

138-527: The Bass Bar in Castelnouvo by age 14. During the 1840s Campari sold a bitters-style aperitif throughout Italy, initially under the name Bitter all'Uso d'Holanda. In 1860 he formulated the product today known as Campari . His recipe, which Campari keeps confidential, contained more than 60 natural ingredients including herbs, spices, barks and fruit peels. In 1862 he remarried and settled in Milan,

161-744: The Italian branch of the Dutch Group BolsWessanen, which distributed Crodino, Cynar, Lemonsoda, Oransoda, Biancosarti and Crodo. In 1998, Campari acquired a minority stake in Skyy Spirits LLC, owner of SKYY vodka , along with the world distribution rights (except for the USA). In return, Skyy Spirits LLC became the distributor for the whole Campari portfolio in the US. Campari acquired the Italian distribution rights of Lipton Ice Tea (1998),

184-578: The Old Eight, Drury's, Gregson's and Gold Cup whiskies and Liebfraumilch wine. Campari acquired Zedda Piras S.p.A. (Mirto di Sardegna), owning a majority stake in Sella & Mosca S.p.A. (2002), the sparkling white wine Riccadonna (2003), Barbero 1891 S.p.A.owner of brands Aperol, Aperol Soda, Barbieri, Mondoro, Enrico Serafino (2003), and the Tuscan winery Teruzzi & Puthod. In 2006, Campari Group entered

207-969: The Pernod Ricard group. In 1988, Pernod Ricard acquired Irish Distillers makers of Jameson Irish whiskeys . In 1989, Pernod Ricard acquired Orlando Wyndham makers of Jacob's Creek . In 1993, Pernod Ricard worked with Cuban companies to create Havana Club . In 1999, Pernod Ricard acquired the Yerevan Brandy Company . In 2001, Pernod Ricard acquired 38% of Seagram's Wines and Spirits business including Chivas Brothers Ltd makers of Chivas Regal and owner of 13 Scotch malt distilleries, 1 grain distillery and 2 gin distilleries. In 2001, Pernod Ricard acquired Jan Becher , makers of Becherovka . In 2005, Pernod Ricard acquired Allied Domecq , makers of Ballantine's . In 2008, Pernod Ricard announced its acquisition of Swedish-based V&S Group , which produces Absolut Vodka , from

230-804: The Scotch whisky segment by acquiring from Pernod Ricard the brands Glen Grant (including its distillery), Old Smuggler and Braemar, and the tequila segment in 2007 with the acquisition of Cabo Wabo tequila (founded by Sammy Hagar ). In 2009, the Campari Group bought the Kentucky bourbon whiskey group Wild Turkey and its distillery in Lawrenceburg from Pernod Ricard. In 2010, Campari Group announced an agreement to acquire Carolans Irish Cream, Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur and Irish Mist Whiskey Honey Liqueur. On July 6, 2011, Campari Group celebrated

253-599: The Swedish government. In 2013, Pernod Ricard joined leading alcohol producers as part of a producers' commitments to reducing harmful drinking. In December 2018, Elliott Management Corporation purchased a 2.5% stake in Pernod Ricard. According to the Anti-Corrida Alliance , Pernod Ricard was the major funder of bullfighting in France, financing bullfighting clubs and sponsoring corridas despite

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276-713: The UK and Ukraine in Europe; Argentina, Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico and the United States in the Americas, as well as in Australia and China. Local distributors are additionally used in over 180 other markets. Campari Group has improved its performance over the years, doubling its size since the year of its first listing on Piazza Affari, combining organic and external growth. Sales for 2012 amounted to €1,340.8 million, 76.7% of which

299-570: The anise-based Greek spirit Ouzo 12 (1999), the Italian vermouth Cinzano (1999). In July 2001, the group completed its IPO on the Borsa Italiana , in Italy's biggest IPO of the year. The shares were priced at the lower end of the indicative price range of 30 to 38. The initial public offering was three times oversubscribed. The group later acquired leading brands like the Dreher aguardiente,

322-527: The home of his second wife. He ran a cafe in front of Milan's historic cathedral, the Duomo . He also opened up Cafe Campari nearby . His two sons, Davide and Guido, would go on to take over the business, which would become Davide Campari-Milano N.V. and Gruppo Campari . This biographical article relating to drink or drinking is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard ( French: [pɛʁno ʁikaʁ] )

345-573: The main brands of Campari Group's product portfolio represented in a virtual art gallery. 2021 marked Campari Group's 20th anniversary on the Italian Stock Exchange. In August 2022, Campari Group acquired a 15% stake in Howler Head, a flavoured bourbon brand from Catalyst Spirits. In October 2022, the Campari Group had acquired a minority stake in the global spirits incubator Catalyst Sprits for an undisclosed sum, and 70% stake of

368-493: The new object was a "genuine novelty and wonder of the season." Depero's invention had many highly innovative features. It was the first single-dose product, it was ready for consumption and it contained the perfect pre-dinner drink mix of Campari and soda. The bottle's striking design resembled an upside down glass. Davide Campari died in 1936; ten years later, the company incorporated as Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. The company remained concentrated on this core product for most of

391-478: The product that would take his name. Deciding to open his own bar, it became so successful that he opened another in the heart of Milan, making his own cordials, cream liqueurs and bitters in the basement. His choice of location near the Duomo coincided with the opening of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, contributing to the fame of its bar and its bitters, then called Bitter all'Uso d'Olanda, which became extremely popular at

414-467: The rest of the century, even after Domenico Garavoglia gained control of it in the 1970s. Sales grew especially strongly during the 1960s; by then, the Campari brands were distributed in over 80 countries, and over another 30 years distribution would cover 190 countries. In the 1990s, the consolidation of the global drinks market led Campari to build its own portfolio of brands. In 1995, Campari acquired

437-506: The tenth anniversary of its listing on Borsa Italiana. In December 2012, Campari Group announced the successful acquisition of Lascelles deMercado & Co. Limited, including four brands: Appleton Estate, Appleton Special/White, Wray & Nephew, and Coruba , the related upstream supply chain and the local distribution company. In 2014, Campari Group announced the successful acquisition of Averna, Italy's second best-selling bitter, at 103.75 million euros ($ 143 million). The Averna group owns

460-480: The time. In 1904 the historic production site at Sesto San Giovanni was inaugurated. It would remain in operation until 2005 when a new production site was opened in Novi Ligure. In 1926 Davide, Gaspare's son, transformed the company by dropping the production of all drinks other than a Campari bitter and Cordial Campari. Davide dedicated his considerable energy and determination to making the brand known across

483-408: The world. In 1932 Camparisoda, the first single-serve aperitif in the world, was launched. The bottle was designed by Fortunato Depero , one of the most famous Futurist artists of the time. The iconic bottle, unchanged to this day, has become a symbol of everyday "usable" design objects in Italy and the world. According to Italy's important newsmagazine La Domenica del Corriere [The Sunday Courrier]

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506-417: Was in spirits, 14.6% in wines, and around 8% in soft drinks. Campari Group traces its beginnings back to 1860, with the birth of its flagship brand and signature, red aperitif beverage Campari. Born in 1828, Gaspare Campari, the inventor of the recipe, was the 10th child of a farming family. At 14 he began working as a waiter and started developing a strong interest in people's drinking habits, coming to create

529-633: Was of Grand Marnier in 2016. In 2017, Campari acquired Bulldog London Dry Gin and then acquired French brand Bisquit Cognac in 2018. In 2019, Campari Group purchased Rhumantilles, maker of French rums Trois Rivières and Maison La Mauny; as well as Licorera Ancho Reyes and Casa Montelobos. Campari Group celebrated its 160th anniversary that year with the Infinito Campari installation, designed by sculptor Oliviero Rainaldi. The company also curated The Spiritheque , an editorial collection of illustrated and animated stories relaying anecdotes behind

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